Holmes, Blair
Dates
- Existence: 1942-
Biographical History
Blair Holmes (1942-) was a history professor in Utah.
Blair Ralph Holmes was born June 29, 1942, in Victor, Idaho, to Harold Harper Holmes and Audrey Muriel Berger Holmes. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served a mission in Austria between approximately 1961 and 1962. On August 26, 1965, he married Margie Green in the Idaho Falls Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Following graduation from Brigham Young University in 1966, he studied Eastern European history at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Holmes completed his PhD in 1972 in history. He was employed at Brigham Young University as a history professor from 1971 until 2008. He helped with a family and local history project there that was established in 1978 and was abolished in 1985. Blair retired from Brigham Young University in 2008. He and his wife, Margie, are the parents of six children: Brian, Steven, Christopher, Karin, Robert, and Richard.
Citation:
Schnibbe, K.-H. Jugendliche gegen Hitler, 1991: t.p. (Blair Holmes) jkt. (assoc. prof. of history, Brigham Young Univ., Utah)When truth was treason, c1995: CIP t.p. (Blair R. Holmes) data sheet (Holmes, Blair Ralph; b. 6/29/42)
UPB_MSS 3248, (served mission in Austria, 1961-1962; following graduation from Brigham Young University in 1966, he studied Eastern European history at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado; completed his PhD in 1972; employed at Brigham Young University since 1971; parents of six children: Brian, Steven, Christopher, Karin, Robert, and Richard.)
Ancestry, via WWW, accessed April 30, 2012. (Holmes, Blair Ralph, b. June 29, 1942 in Victor, Idaho, to Harold Harper Holmes and Audrey Muriel Berger Holmes; August 26, 1965 he married Margie Green in the Idaho Falls Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
FamilySearch, via WWW, accessed April 30, 2012 (Holmes, Blair Ralph; b. 1942; born 1942, married in 1965)
BYU, via WWW, accessed December 14, 2022 (Holmes, Blair; degrees and faculty positions)
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Blair Holmes collection of Austria Philatelic Society newsletters, 2001-2010
Contains newsletters of the Austria Philatelic Society. They provide information on upcoming events and other new relating to philately. Dated 2001-2010.
Blair Holmes correspondence, 1957-2022
Contains bound volumes of correspondence regarding, or addressed to, Holmes. All correspondence is bound, transcribed, photocopied or otherwise prepared by Holmes. Dated 1957-2022.
Blair Holmes family papers, 1932-2008
Includes junior high school, high school, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints seminary, university, and graduate school diplomas, along with related ephemera for Holmes, Margie Green Holmes, Brian Neville Holmes, and Muriel Berger. Also includes correspondence of Garth Harold Holmes. Material dates from 1932-2008.
Blair Holmes journals, 1960-2023
Contains bound journals and missionary journals of Blair Holmes that document his life experiences, which include his mission and family life. Some journals are transcribed and bound. Dated 1960-2023.
Blair Holmes mission papers, 1961-1962
Contains newsletters for the Austria Mission, "Ausmissmo," and tracting material. Material dates from 1961-1962.
Blair Holmes professional papers, 1972-1987
Contains Holmes' dissertation, a collection of twenty-eight oral histories performed by History 200 students, and news and histories pertaining to Idaho. Dated 1972-1987.
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